One of the world's top airports is Singapore Changi Airport. We will have to be patient with the opening of a new mega-terminal at the airport. The first sketches of the new terminal were released yesterday during Singapore's National Day Rally, and they are very impressive.
The new mega-terminal at the airport is expected to open in the mid-2030s. The capacity of Terminal 5 will be more than that of Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.
The Terminal 5 project was first announced back in 2013, but as you’d expect, it takes some time for projects of this scale to get underway. Furthermore, the pandemic caused the project to be delayed by two years, and it’s now expected that construction will start in around two years (in 2024). The terminal will be designed with the flexibility to be built in two phases, in line with traffic growth.
The land area of the current Changi Airport is about the same size as the new terminal's.
The new terminal won't be just a place for people who are flying. The construction of the new Changi East Urban District will be part of the development. I guess we should expect the same thing.
The first images of the terminal were released yesterday. Next to the terminal is the Changi East Urban District. The person that made this rendering knew something about Singapore Airlines that we don't.
The below presentation shows some of the inside of the terminal.
The lessons learned from the Pandemic can be seen in the design of the terminal. The flexibility to operate as smaller sub-terminals when needed will be part of the design of Terminal 5.
The terminal could be used to increase the use of fresh air in the event of a Pandemic. Solar panels and smart building management systems will be features of the terminal.
The new mega-terminal at the airport is expected to open in the late 20th century. We should see a new business and lifestyle district along with the terminal.
Singapore airports operate on a completely different level than the rest of the world and it is exciting to think that Changi Airport could get even better. This will require some patience.
What do you think about the new terminal?
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